Gardenia collar



Jan. 2l, 1930. L, sCHMlDT 1,744,083

GARDENIA COLLAR Filed May l, 1929 IN VEN TUR. [adds c/va'cff BY ATTORNEY mman Jan. 21, 193e LOUIS SHMIDT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y..

GABDEN'IA. COLLAR Application led May 1,

invention relates. to a` flower collar adapted to be worn with a` gardenia or button hole` flower on a coat lapeh, or in other similar manner. Its object 1s to provide a protective element between the flower and the clothing to which it is attached,

Another object is to support the petals of the flower and to keep it in shapely form and neat and attractive in appearance.

A further object is a means to grip the stem and to hold the shield in close contact with the iiower.

Another feature is a means to permit of slipping the collar over the stem at a point close to the flower without the necessity ofv drawin it over the entire length thereof.

For urther comprehension of the invention," and of the objects andjadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the followlng description and accompanying drawings, and to thel appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure Fig. 1 illustrates a flower with the collar indicated behind it in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 shows a side View of the flower illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the collar in its simplest form.

Fig. 4 is another form of the collar having means for shaping its marginal contours.

Fig. 5 is a section. on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

F ig. 6 illustrates a'means for interlocking the edges of the slit portion of the collar.

Fig. I shows a fragmentary view of a gentlemans coat with a flower on the lapel thereof.

Fig. 8 illustrates in a fragmentary view, a.

Fig. 3 and is constructed as'` follows. A disk 10 which may be of card board, metal, stiff.- ened cloth, or any suitable material, is per- 1929. Serial No. 359,511.

forated in the central portion. .and slit at intervals radiating from the said perform tion thus producing the points 11. A slit 12 extends from the. central perforation to the. outer margin of: thecollar. The points may be forced backward. to conform to the shape of the iiower and toy engage and grip the stem thereof thus holding it securely in position.y This may be seen in Fig.4 2.

To' place the collar about the stem, the disk 1s spread open at the slit 12 and slipped dlrectly into place'.

The appearance'v of' they flower when attached is. as' seen in Fig. 7 at 13 on the coat lapel 14.. The disk is not seen, itI being covered by the petals ofthe iiower'.

When a single collar is worn, it is attached as seen in Fig. 8. It will be observed that the owei` does not come in contact with the cloth of the lapel.` No moisturel or stain may be transmitted thereto. In. addition to this, a stiff, unyielding surface is maintained behind the iower and itis held upright and made to ap ear at the best. advantage.

n Fig. 9 two collars are shown, the additional one being pushed up against the lapel at the back. This serves to give further holding security, the points 11 having a tendency to close down upon and grip the stem 15 of 'the iower.

The form of shield shown in Figs. 4 and 5 has marginal slits 16 which may be bent into such contours as may be desired to. lift` the petals up, or to permit them to fall open.

The collar shown in Fig. 61 has an interlocking tab 18 which extends outward from one edge and fits into a receivingy cut-out in the face adjacentl thereto. This prevents any spreading of the face elements when in posit-ionabout the stem of a flower.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood. that l do not myself to 'the precise construction herein disclosed and the rightis reserved to all changes and modiiications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters V-Patent is as follows:

1. In an article of the class described, a centrally perforated disk element, inwardly disposed point members ranged about the said perforation and adapted to be forced backward from lthe plane of the disk, and a slit extending froxnthe said perforation through to the outer margin of t e said disk.

2. In an article of the class described a centrall perforated disk element, inwardly disposed7 point members ranged about the said perforation, a slit extending from the said perforation through to the outer margin of the said disk element, and marginal slits about the edges of the said disk element.

3. In an article of the class described, a centrally perforated disk, inwardl pointing tooth members about the said er oration, a slit extending from the sai perforation through to the outer margin of the said disk, and means to interlock the opposed edges of the said slit.-

In testimony whereof I have aixed myI signature.

LOUIS SCHMIDT. 

